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    boerboy replied to the thread TROPHY..
    I completely agree with OZDigger — to successfully revive a good or even great toy soldier brand, you need demand, talent, and, I would...
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    The comment about tariffs was a joke, Brad—people have been blaming everything on them lately, haha. The real reason Camel Corps prices...
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    Even incomplete, it sold surprisingly low. The last two complete boxed sets went for over $800 a couple years ago. I guess we can blame...
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    Brad, it’s not a one-off (which would typically have different uniforms or equipment)—it’s just a set missing a cannon. I was referring...
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    Please note that the set for sale on eBay is an earlier version with camel figures that do not have bases. The set being referred to...
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    Tom is absolutely right — the set is missing a cannon. This is the PW8 Raj set.
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    boerboy reacted to Combat's post in the thread Tarrifs with Like Like.
    I don't follow this. What did he say about them? He paid them a compliment in that he wanted them to join the US. He would not want...
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    boerboy replied to the thread Tarrifs.
    So, in other words, other countries simply don’t want to lose their market share in a wealthy country like the U.S., even while they...
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    boerboy replied to the thread Tarrifs.
    Booing the American anthem in Canada to protest U.S. tariffs is about as effective as banning Russian vodka in the U.S. last year to...
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    boerboy replied to the thread Tarrifs.
    I wonder—if only U.S. importers are the ones paying the tariffs, then why are over 70 countries lining up to negotiate? If nothing has...
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    boerboy replied to the thread Tarrifs.
    Your point is well taken. Everyone—including the markets—is understandably concerned that tariffs may lead to higher living costs, at...
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    boerboy replied to the thread Tarrifs.
    I completely respect your point of view. That said, doing nothing—like many past administrations—has led to trillions wasted on...
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    boerboy replied to the thread Tarrifs.
    The only approach that seems to work with hardline regimes like commies is a firm, direct one—what some might call a “shotgun approach.”...
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    boerboy replied to the thread Toy Soldier Identification.
    The mounted figures are British Indian Army camel corps from a Rajput or Sikh regiment.
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    boerboy replied to the thread Toy Soldier Identification.
    The soldiers on foot are Zouaves. French Zouaves, particularly in earlier periods (Crimean War or early Franco-Prussian War), did...
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